Contest for the monument 1921 (≈ 1921)
Four award-winning candidates, commissioned by Lamourdedieu.
1922
Opening of the monument
Opening of the monument 1922 (≈ 1922)
Tribute to the 342 Moroccan soldiers.
21 octobre 2014
Registration for historical monuments
Registration for historical monuments 21 octobre 2014 (≈ 2014)
Protection of the entire monument.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
The monument to the dead in its entirety (public domain, not cadastre, cf. plan annexed to the decree): inscription by order of 21 October 2014
Key figures
Raoul Lamourdedieu - Sculptor
Author of the monument and "The Kiss of Glory".
Rabian - Associate sculptor
Collaborator of Lamourdedieu on the project.
Origin and history
The monument to the dead of Marmande is located Place du 11-Novembre, opposite the station, in the department of Lot-et-Garonne. He was commanded by the city to honour the 342 Marman soldiers who died during the First World War, out of a population of 7,320 before the conflict. A contest was organized in 1921, and the realization was entrusted to the sculptor Raoul Lamourdedieu. The monument was inaugurated in 1922 and listed as a historic monument on October 21, 2014.
The monument consists of a central base surmounted by a statue entitled "The Kiss of Glory", representing a winged Victoire kissing a dying Hair. Two low wings, engraved with the names of the victims of 1914-1918, frame the base and bear the inscriptions "To Us Remember" and "To Us Immortality". Two crying and two standing poilus complete the set, installed in a public garden.
The sculptor Raoul Lamourdieu, assisted by Rabian, designed this solemn tribute, today owned by the commune. The monument illustrates the memory effort of the 1920s, when French cities erected buildings to perpetuate the memory of the missing soldiers. Its registration in 2014 highlights its heritage and artistic value.
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